Filed As:

Malvaceae
Guazuma ulmifolia Lam.

All Determinations:

Guazuma ulmifolia Lam. det. D. E. Atha, 1999

Location:

Belize. Cayo. Side of Western Highway, behind (west) airstrip of BDF camp west of Central Farm. 100 yards West of mile 63. Alt. 200m. (656 ft.)

Collector(s):

P. Romero 5 with Daniel E. Atha & Benjamin Poulter, 09 Apr 1999

Description:

Tree along old fence row, arching branches with vertical then arching branches. Most trees with few leaves, fruit green brown, ca. 1 cm thick, brown inner, petals yellow, red at base, sepals green, petals with bifurcate terminal, stigma-like appendage. Bark red at tips.

Habitat:

Hobio, tapaculo, cypress(Casearia), Zanthoxyllum (prickley yellow), wild okro, Podophyllun, Aegiphila. Limestone substrate.

Identifiers:

GUID: d5bf26ae-3c4a-4b2e-b7ca-af49e5c2d6fc

Map:

Coordinates: (17.1833, -89)

Distribution:

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